Pumpkin Pecan Softies With Maple Icing Recipes

SPICED MAPLE PECAN PUMPKIN BREAD W/CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the bread: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease a loaf pan.
• Cream the butter, maple syrup, eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla in a large bowl. Usa a separate, large bowl and a wire whisk to mix the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in the pecans.
• Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until barely incorporated - do not over mix. Spoon batter into greased loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool the bread for 15-20 minutes on a wire rack, then remove the loaf from the pan to cool the rest of the way.
• For the frosting: Cream all of the ingredients together well. Instead of frosting the entire loaf, I like to cut slices and then frost individual slices.

MAPLE PECAN PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• heat oven to 375*F.
• line a 9" pie pan with pastry, crimp or flute crust, set aside.
• in a large bowl stir together pumpkin, sugar and eggs. add remaining ingredients except (pecans, 2 tablespoon maple syrup, 1/2 cup whipping cream and 1 tablespoon maple syrup).
• pour into prepared pie shell. cover edge of crust with 2" strip of aluminum foil. bake for 40 minutes.
• remove aluminum foil, bake for 15 to 25 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• arrange pecan halves on top of pie; drizzle or brush 2 tablespoons of maple syrup over pecans.
• in chilled small mixer bowl, beat chilled whipped cream at high speed, scraping bowl often until soft peaks form.
• gradually add 1 tablesppon maple syrup, continue beating until stiff peaks form (1 to 2 min).
• serve pie with whipped cream.